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The Foil Zone => Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP => Topic started by: Badger on June 17, 2021, 08:42:32 AM
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Say you wanted to wing foil some shallow tidal places that weren't too choppy. What would be the shortest practical mast length that would still give you reasonable performance? Does anyone use shorter masts specifically for shallow water foiling?
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2 guys in LA are using 45cm masts to great effect. They're foiling places other people can't foil.
EDIT: Oh sorry. Those guys are prone foiling. Not wing foiling.
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My experience: 45 cm is really hard to use if there is any chop at all. 60 cm works, but (for me) 68 cm is significantly better than 60 and is what I use most of the time for our OBX sound launches. WHen winds are high and the water is deep enough, longer masts are better -- but for me ~68 cm is the sweet spot.
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My experience: 45 cm is really hard to use if there is any chop at all. 60 cm works, but (for me) 68 cm is significantly better than 60 and is what I use most of the time for our OBX sound launches. When winds are high and the water is deep enough, longer masts are better -- but for me, ~68 cm is the sweet spot.
68cm was what I was thinking. A good length to learn on but hopefully still usable at shallow places later on.
Is it easy adjusting from a long mast to a short mast or vice versa?
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I have a 60 CM aluminum mast that I like for anyplace where depth is an issue. I wish I had it for Kanaha last winter--or for Ka'a when the tide is low. I've hit the outer reef in both places going flat out. It's a good thing my new Flying Dutchman wing board is so strong. I fully expected to see the guts hanging out of it.
I don't mind a short mast with bit of chop and swell if the board can handle touchdowns without doing silly shit. This little thing bounces off chop and swells like they weren't there. I should have brought it to Hood River, but I decided it's my Maui wingboard. Dumb.
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My experience: 45 cm is really hard to use if there is any chop at all. 60 cm works, but (for me) 68 cm is significantly better than 60 and is what I use most of the time for our OBX sound launches. When winds are high and the water is deep enough, longer masts are better -- but for me, ~68 cm is the sweet spot.
68cm was what I was thinking. A good length to learn on but still usable at shallow places later on.
Is it easy adjusting from a long mast to a short mast or vice versa?
Going from 68 to 76 is easy. I've only used a 91 cm a couple of times and didn't have issues, but both times were easy (steady mid-teen) conditions. Hope to get more data points before too long.
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I have a 60 CM aluminum mast that I like for anyplace where depth is an issue. I wish I had it for Kanaha last winter--or for Ka'a when the tide is low. I've hit the outer reef in both places going flat out. It's a good thing my new Flying Dutchman wing board is so strong. I fully expected to see the guts hanging out of it.
I don't mind a short mast with bit of chop and swell if the board can handle touchdowns without doing silly shit. This little thing bounces off chop and swells like they weren't there. I should have brought it to Hood River, but I decided it's my Maui wingboard. Dumb.
Thanks Bill, great info. What length of mast do you use most often?
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I have a 60 CM aluminum mast that I like for anyplace where depth is an issue. I wish I had it for Kanaha last winter--or for Ka'a when the tide is low. I've hit the outer reef in both places going flat out. It's a good thing my new Flying Dutchman wing board is so strong. I fully expected to see the guts hanging out of it.
I don't mind a short mast with bit of chop and swell if the board can handle touchdowns without doing silly shit. This little thing bounces off chop and swells like they weren't there. I should have brought it to Hood River, but I decided it's my Maui wingboard. Dumb.
96CM Carbon
Thanks Bill, great info. What length of mast do you use most often?